This June, the red-hot creative team of Josh Fialkov and Carmine DiGiandomenico take Ultimate Comics Ultimates in an all-new direction…by tearing the team apart! With the hunt for the Infinity Gems on everyone’s mind, disaster creeps up on the steps of the Triskellion. Can Thor, Captain America and Iron Man figure out the source of the dark force crippling the Ultimate Comics Universe in time before it’s too late?!

“Josh and Carmine hit the ground running hard and fast with issue 25” explained Mark Paniccia, Senior Editor – Marvel Entertainment. “From page one it’s a non-stop, 90 miles an hour ride that takes the book in an unexpected and dangerous direction.”

Meanwhile, Reed Richards, Hulk, and Quicksilver, form an pact with a powerful new ally who promises redemption and…revenge! Things change big time this June in Ultimate Comics Ultimates #25!

All the concepts Humphries gave the Ultimate world were a necessity but I seriously think Fialkov is the right man for the job to keep the torch going. Can't wait to see this new villainous pact and off course The Infinity Gauntlet! I would love to see Thanos again but he's stuck in that endless greedy loop.

@TheCheeseStabber: Mostly happen during and after Ultimatum. Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch died and then came back to life evil (mostly something to do with her reality altering powers) Reed became evil during Ultimate Doomsday saga He faked his death and tried to take over world type scheme (he proposed to Sue she did'nt accept FF disbanded he ended living at home with his family was depressed lost his mind etc) And in the recent Ultimates story Reeds the big bad Kills allot of people. Fury sends in the Hulk and Reed manipulates him to turn on Fury and the US so now hes considered a Baddie because he joined Reed! hope this helps lol

It's pretty cool how Sue Storm works with the Ultimates in the Ultimate universe and The Thing works with The Avenges in the main universe. Speaking of which I would like to see the Ultimate Thing since we haven't see him after his rock skin fell off!

When Josh was on Tony's podcast a while back he mentioned having another project he hadn't announced. I had my fingers crossed he was helming a Question series for DC. I've always felt crime and mystery play well to his strengths.

Wow, when it rains it pours. Fialkov has gone from the fringe book I Vampire, and a miniseries based on a reviled new character, to having three high profile team books almost overnight. Sometimes I worry that they stretch a lot of the writers too thin, it definitely shows in Geoff Johns and Bendis's work over the past few years, and I worry about the same happening to Lemire, and now possibly Fialkov.

This seems like a terrific creative team though. Sounds like another book I'm going to have to hate myself for passing up.

It's not that uncommon at all. Other than the select few who have exclusive contracts with either company, most writers and artists work on a freelance basis. Even guys who have become synonymous with Marvel like Greg Pak aren't tied to them, hence why he's about to go write Superman/Batman at DC. I believe Nick Spencer was working on Thunder Agents over at DC for a decent amount of time, while at the same time working on Ultimate X-Men. Jimmy Palmiotti does most of his work at DC, but will take on projects at Marvel occasionally. For some creators its a necessity to take the work wherever you can get it, whereas other could have exclusive contracts and the security that comes with it if they liked, but choose to remain free agents.

@TheCheeseStabber: yeah reed was the villian of the tomorrow people story where he destroyed most of europe and killed his family. they tried to use hulk as a final solution but reed appealed to him and thus turned hulk against them. Quicksilver is currently being built up to be the villian of the ultimate wolverine story....I think he has also been doing stuff in the shadows during the utlmate story too

All the concepts Humphries gave the Ultimate world were a necessity but I seriously think Fialkov is the right man for the job to keep the torch going. Can't wait to see this new villainous pact and off course The Infinity Gauntlet! I would love to see Thanos again but he's stuck in that endless greedy loop.

Id vote that they leave Thanos alone. He had a brilliant arch in the first volume of Ultimate Fantastic Four, but the story was self contained. We've seen his ending.